Small Business Ideas for Veterans – Part 2
By Debbie Gregory.
VAMBOA hopes you enjoyed Part 1 of Small Business Ideas for Veterans. Please find below Part 2 of this 3 part series with more small business ideas for entrepreneurs.
Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning Business (HVAC)
There is a great demand for HVAC experts and requires special training and licensing. You can count on being extremely busy when temperatures are very high or low. You might want to focus on maintenance and annual service calls as well as new installs. You may also want to work exclusively in residential or commercial. As a service-disabled veteran business owner, you have extra points when you bid on some contracts.
Home Inspection Services
The home inspection service business requires you to have knowledge of the construction and real estate. Plan on climbing up on roofs, attics and into crawl spaces. Having ASHI or NAHI certification may be required. There is a huge market because almost every home sale requires a home inspection.
Identity Theft Protection Agency
If you are well versed in cyber security, this is a good business for you to get into as ID theft is a constant threat that costs consumers and businesses billions of dollars.
Junk/Trash Removal Business
You make money when people are moving, renovating or cleaning out their homes or businesses. You can also expand into document shredding.
Landscaping Business
If you have a green thumb, gardening tools and equipment, and are physically fit, this could be a great business for you. You can also provide artificial turf installation as this is a popular trend. You may wish to focus on residential or on commercial. Again, if you are a service-disabled veteran, companies seeking a diverse supplier network want to do business with you.
Locksmith Business
Locksmiths can be heroes to anyone who has ever found themselves on the wrong side of a locked door. Additionally, tenants move, employees leave and there is a demand to change locks and update to locks and security that is better and offers more technology.
Off Road Tours Business
The ability to drive in rugged terrain and a love of the outdoors can lead you to start an off-road tour business.
Painter
Some jobs are best left to the experts, especially when they involve ladders, scaffolding and expertise. You may want to focus on residential or commercial.
Personal Security/Bodyguards Business
More and more, people who are targets for kidnappers due to their wealth or fame are utilizing personal protection services. Prior security experience is highly recommended. It addition many corporations provide their top management bodyguards.
Pest Control Services
Insects and wild animals are often a nuisance for residential homes and businesses. Your business will identify and eradicate these pests. You can obtain monthly contracts too.
Photography
A picture is worth a thousand words, so if you have the talent to take beautiful photographs or capture precious moments at special events, consider a photography business.
Private Investigation Firm
Move over Magnum PI. This business is a good one for those who are inquisitive and like to investigate, who are resourceful and are detail oriented. resourceful.
Remodeling Business
If you can use remodeling design software, have a flair for design and are up on the latest design trends, this could be a great creative outlet as well as a lucrative business. Perhaps you might want to focus on one area such as additions, fireplaces, bathrooms, kitchens.
Residential Security Consultant
You will provide expert advice and tips on various security issues to homeowners. More and more homeowners are securing their homes with technology that they can access with their smart phones. Security stores and companies might want to partner with you for a mutually beneficial relationship.
Restaurant Business
You need to have passion for cooking and love to try out new recipes as well as be service oriented and understand all the aspects of running a business that is usually open seven days a week.
Veteran and Military Business Owners Association, VAMBOA.
